End gate



Jan. 10, 1928.

A. ANDERSEN END GATE Filed Jan. 8, 1925 fla. 5 J16. um/V595 wwvvroex 7 wide open, partly open, or closed.

Patented Jan. 10, 1928. v

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ANDEBS ANDERSEN, F MORSE BLUFF, NEBRASKA.

END GATE.

Application filed January 8, 1926. Serial No. 80,01L-

This invention relates to improvements in end gates for wagons, carts and other ve- 'hicles. One object of they present invent tion is to provide means for ad ust1ng and holding the gate in any ad uSted A further object is to provide an e nd gate of simple construction that is positive and eflicient in operation, light in weight, strong, durable and cheap to manufacture and that can be operated readily and with little effort.

With the foregoing and other ob ects in view the invention consists in the comblnation and arrangement or parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing Whiclrforms a part of this application and in wh1ch Fig. -1 is a fragmentary perspective view.

of a wagon box provided with the improved:

end gat. V p Figs.-2 andB'are verticalsectlonal views through Fig. -1 showing the gate 111 two adjusted positions.

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The reference numeral 1 denotes the vehicle body provided with cleats 2 of the type generally adaptedto engage and support the ends of an end gate. The end gate comprises the strip 3 formed with the integral leg portions 4, 4, said strip and leg por 'tions being provided with the standards 6 between which the movable section 8' of the gate is arranged and connected to the strip 3 by the hinges 9. v I To the standards 5, 6 the oppositely d1sposed keepers 7, 7 are secured that releasably receive the ends of thesliding bolts 8, that operate through guides 9 arranged upon the blocklO secured upon the gate section 8, said sliding bolts being operatively connected to thehand lever 11 fulcrumed upon the bolt 12 carried by said block, said lever in one position being adapted for epgagement with the keeper 13 whereby it is re leasably held in adjusted or operative position. As this lever is manually moved into operative or approximately vertical position the bolts 8, 8 are thrust into the keepers 7 7,

the movable gate section then being in closed position,

19 whichwill frictionally engage invthis position by the keeper 13; A lug 14 secured, to the gate section 8 is adapted, in the part open position of the, engagement by a gate, for dog 15 slidably arranged upon a bar 16 that ispivotally connected tor the standard 6, said dogbeing capable oi locking engagement with the said bar in any adjusted positionthereof through the medium of the set screw 17.. In Fig. 2 the gate section 8? is shown supported in part openposition by the said lug 14 and dog 15. lVhen the bar 16 is not in use it is retained in upright, out of: the way position bymeans of the keeper 18 arranged upon the standard 6 as shown in Fig. 1.

In wide open position the gate sect-ion 8, may beyieldingly supported by meansof the terminally curved or bent spring bracket with one bolt 8 as shown in Fig. i

WVhat is claimed is 4 'The combination with a vehicle body provided with spaced vertical cleats, of a removable strip bers, spaced standards carried by said strip, a hinged movable section within said strip and disposed between said standards, a block arranged upon said hinged section, a hand lever fulcrumed upon said, block, keepers arranged upon said standards, a keeper for said lever operative in one position of the same, guides arranged upon said block opposite said keeper, sliding bolts operative in said guides and connected to saidhand lever for releasable engagement with said keepers in the closed position of the hinged section, a lug secured to said hinged section and extending laterally therebeyond, a bar pivotally connected to one of said standards, a dog adjustably carried upon said bar for releasable engagement with said lug whereby said hinged section is supported in part open position, and a spring bracket secured to said strip and extending outwardly therefrom above said hinged section for yielding engagement with one or" said sliding bolts in the Wide open position of said section. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing supported between said mem- V as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature.

:ANDERS' ANDERSEN. 

